Kingston SKC300S37A/120G

SSDNow KC300 120GB

▲ SSDNow KC300 120GB
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Effective Speed -15%Effective Speed -15%Average Score -22%Read -11%, Write -53%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite -53%Peak Score -21%Read -11%, Write -58%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite -62%Value & Sentiment User Rating -4%, Market Share -∞%, Price 15%, Value -14%Nice To Haves -21%DQ Read -23%, DQ Write -34%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write -28%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age -3%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 71.5% (642^nd of 1072)

Based on 2,344 user benchmarks. Models: KINGSTON SKC300S37A120G, KINGSTON SKC300TS37A120G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SKC300S, KINGSTON SKC300S37A1, KINGSTON SKC300S37A120G, KINGSTON SKC300S

Poor: 52%Average: 71.5% Great: 86%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SSDNow KC300 120GB averaged 28.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 154MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow KC300 120GB is 34.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow KC300 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 134MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 201MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,344 samples)

Rank 64271.5%

Min	Avg	Max
296	Read 355	417
156	Write 201	229
180	Mixed 231	264
70.9	SusWrite 134	171
51.2% 230 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.6	4K Read 29.3	37.5
30.8	4K Write 74.2	110
22.1	4K Mixed 36.4	47.3
130% 46.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
133	DQ Read 209	248
132	DQ Write 188	221
107	DQ Mixed 154	204
128% 184 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CZE-User, 21 days ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 603ABBF1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 111 121 112 125 113 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 199

Mixed 234

SusWrite 117

49% 221 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 47

174% 64.3 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 184

146% 206 MB/s

AZE-User, 13 days ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 605ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 78 77 75 60 78 MB/s

79.9% Very good

Write 125

Mixed 257

SusWrite 76.4

44% 197 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 48.6

174% 65.3 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 182

DQ Mixed 173

134% 182 MB/s

DEU-User, 9 days ago.

89GB free

Firmware: 507KC4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 161 157 157 160 158 MB/s

74.4% Very good

Write 209

Mixed 231

SusWrite 160

54% 240 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 34.8

133% 47.5 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 128

120% 186 MB/s

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 (MS-7721) - $260

CPU
A8-5600K APUAMD $250Bench 49%, 14,744 samples	27x
A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)AMD $119Bench 50%, 18,312 samples	20x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	11x

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Radeon HD 7560DAMDBench 4%, 10,029 samples	18x
Radeon HD 7660DAMDBench 5%, 7,665 samples	9x
Radeon HD 8670DAMDBench 5%, 5,822 samples	6x

SSD
SSDNow KC300 120GBKingston $80Bench 71%, 2,344 samples	1x

RAM
1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 8GBUnknownBench 37%, 220 samples	4x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	3x
1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 16GBUnknownBench 36%, 224 samples	3x

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Value: 40% - Below average

Total price: $590

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston SKC300S37A/120G

SSDNow KC300 120GB

Average Bench: 71.5% (642^nd of 1072)

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SSDNow KC300 120GB

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